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Ask HN: GitHub alternatives? (except for Gitlab and Bitbucket)

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Re: Ask HN: GitHub alternatives? (except for Gitlab and Bitbucket)

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Post by jamesponddotco »

If you want to follow the workflow used with Github, Gitlab, and others, it is hard to beat Gitea. Heck, I like it so much that I even posted bounties for a few features.

If you set it up correctly, maintenance is low, and resource usage on the server is slim. Quite the apposite of Gitlab, for example.

However, after using SourceHut[1] for the last couple of months, I am convinced that their workflow is superior, and highly recommend using it. Using git send-mail is a joy compared to pull requests, and not having to enable JS for everything, even more so.

I am currently using their hosted version, but looking to self-host it for my company.

[1] https://sourcehut.org/

Re: Ask HN: GitHub alternatives? (except for Gitlab and Bitbucket)

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Post by spiderjako22 »

jamesponddotco wrote: post #3

If you want to follow the workflow used with Github, Gitlab, and others, it is hard to beat Gitea. Heck, I like it so much that I even posted bounties for a few features. If you set it up correctly, maintenance is low, and resource usage on the server is slim. Quite the apposite of Gitlab, for example. However, after using SourceHut[1] for the last couple of months, I am convinced that their workflow is superior, and…

Thanks, I'll check it out :)
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